9:18 AM,
Jun. 20, 2014

Newark runs onto White Field on Sept. 7, 2012 for its non-league game against Logan. The Wildcats beat the Chieftains 35-32.

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White Field turns 76 this year, and if Newark athletic director Jeff Quackenbush has his way, the district will be putting down new artificial turf next summer.

"The goal is June (2015)," Quackenbush said this week. "Everyone knows White Field needs improvement. If we put turf in, we would also renovate it. But it's just exploration at this point. We have not asked anyone for money. We're not going to rush into it. I want to do it right, and it would have to be in phases."

Newark Superintendent Doug Ute said the board of education is exploring the possibility of matching district funds with private ...